Tatiana Figueroa Ramirez

BIO

Born in Puerto Rico and raised in the mainland United States, Tatiana Figueroa Ramirez graduated with a B.A. in English Literature from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and is a VONA Voices Alumna, having worked with award-winning poets Willie Perdomo and Danez Smith. She currently performs spoken-word in the greater Washington D.C. area, but has also shared her work in other parts of the United States and the Dominican Republic. Tatiana's poetry has been published in Public Pool, Spillwords, A Gypsy’s Library, and Here Comes Everyone: East & West Issue among others.

It was not long agoI sought sanctuary in Sabana Grande, hidingunder the veil of La Virgen del Pozo.A warmth, we, Sabaneños are grateful for.In the town that sawmy first steps, I savored café con lechein heat with loved ones who said“Stay a little longer.”

It was not long ago…rivers kept their coursebridges didn’t crumbledams wouldn’t crackforests couldn’t be crushedrain would concedemy family could be heard